Japanese
Noh Mask Netsuke Okame
Goddess
of Mirth
Signed: Mitsuyuki Circa: early 20th Century
H
1.75 in.(4.5cm), W 1.3 in.(3.5cm), D 0.5 in.(1.3cm)
Condition: very good A
smooth cream white noh mask of Okame, the Japanese Goddess of Mirth, her haunting
rounded face stained with sumi parallel
hairlines in arcs. Two himotoshi
formed on top, an unusual location for most noh mask netsuke.
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